§ Mr. CorbynTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what representations he has received from the Federal Republic of Germany with regard to the forthcoming meeting of Antarctic treaty parties in November to discuss the protection of the Antarctic environment.
§ Mr. SainsburyNone. Bilateral consultations have taken place at official level.
§ Mr. CorbynTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what consideration has been given to the proposals for the protection of the Antarctic environment put forward by the Australian and French Governments.
§ Mr. SainsburyThe Franco-Australian proposals were presented to us on 3 May. We are giving them careful consideration and look forward to discussing them with our Antarctic treaty partners at the special Antarctic treaty consultative meeting in November in Santiago.